Kerri Cargill's supporters made this quilt but the wait for a double-lung-and-heart transplant has now lasted a year. Photo: Rohan Thomson
She's fighting for her life but Kerri Cargill's prayers are not only for herself.
The 44-year-old Canberra Hospital nurse has been waiting a year for a double-lung-and-heart transplant.
Ms Cargill is very conscious of the fact that when she finally gets her transplant it will be because somebody else has died but left behind a precious life-saving gift.
That person's family will also have agreed to a transplant.
"I would hope that if I'm lucky enough to get my transplant - I pray actually - that the family of my donor is cared for and supported with compassion before, during and after their decision,'' Ms Cargill says.
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